8 leGathi leMaresha leZifi
8 leGathi, leMaresha, leZifi,
Emva kwalokho uDavida wahlasela amaFilistiya, wawahlula, wawathathela iGathi lemizana yalo.
leBeti‐Zuri leSoko leAdulamu
leAdorayimi leLakishi leAzeka
UAsa wayelempi yabantu abazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu abavela koJuda, behlome amahawu lemikhonto, labazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi aficaminwembili abavela koBenjamini ababehloma izihlangu betshoka imitshoko; bonke babengamaqhawe.
UZera waseEtiyopiya waphuma ukuzakulwa labo elempi yamadoda ayisigidi lezinqola zokulwa ezingamakhulu amathathu, wahamba waze wafika eMaresha.
UEliyezeri indodana kaDodavahu waseMaresha wakhuluma loJehoshafata esithi: Ngoba uzihlanganisile wena loAhaziya, iNkosi izakuchitha lokho okwenzileyo. Ngakho imikolo yephuka, yahluleka ukuya eTarshishi.
Waphuma ukuyahlasela amaFilistiya, wadilizela phansi umduli waseGathi lomduli waseJabine lomduli waseAshidodi, wakha imizi elizweni laseAshidodi lakwezinye indawo zamaFilistiya.
Nkulunkulu, ngisiza ngebizo lakho, ungahlulele ngamandla akho.
leZifi leTelema leBeyalothi
leKeyila leAkizibi leMaresha; iyonke ificamunwemunye lemizana yayo;
IMayoni leKarmeli leZifi leJuta
UDavida wahlala enkangala ezinqabeni, ezintabeni ezisenkangala yaseZifi. USawuli wayemdinga insuku zonke, kodwa uNkulunkulu kamnikelanga esandleni sakhe.
AbaseZifi basuka baya kuSawuli eGibeya bathi: Sizwile ukuthi uDavida ucatshile kithi ezinqabeni zaseHoreshi, entabeni yaseHakila engaseningizimu kwaseJeshimoni.